Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Boston to Rome. Left side wins both ends of the flight. At takeoff you face the Boston skyline and harbor, and at landing you track the Tiber River and Roman coastline on approach. Over the Atlantic the views are symmetric, but the left side delivers the more interesting geography at both airports.

During takeoff from General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS), sit on the Left side for the best views. Logan's most common departure on Runway 22L/22R heads southwest, putting the left side facing southeast over Boston Harbor and the Atlantic coastline. You get a clear view back over the city skyline, the harbor islands, and the South Shore as the plane banks right toward its transatlantic heading. Notable sights include: Boston Harbor and its islands, downtown Boston skyline (Prudential Tower, Hancock), Cape Cod peninsula visible to the south, Massachusetts Bay.

When landing at Fiumicino (FCO), sit on the Left side for the best views. Fiumicino typically uses runways 16L/16R or 25, with approaches often coming from the northwest or north over the Tyrrhenian Sea. A left-side seat on approach from the north gives you the Tyrrhenian coastline, and as the plane turns final you can see Rome's urban sprawl and the Tiber River snaking toward the sea. Notable sights include: Tyrrhenian Sea coastline, Tiber River delta and mouth, Rome's urban sprawl to the northeast, Ostia Antica area near the river mouth.

The flight from General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS) to Fiumicino (FCO) takes Approximately 8 to 9 hours.

The flight tracks northeast out of Boston before curving over the North Atlantic on a great circle route, passing south of Newfoundland and the Grand Banks, crossing the mid-Atlantic, then approaching Europe over Ireland or southern England, crossing the English Channel or northern France, passing over the Alps or northern Italy depending on routing, and descending over the Po Valley or Tuscany toward Rome. The Alps may be visible as a distant white ridge if routing passes near them.